Accent
Pronunciation
Synonyms: Pronunciation, enunciation, articulation, tone, cadence, utterance, speech pattern, diction, brogue, drawl, orthoepy, intonation, elocution, inflection, modulation, timbre, manner of speaking, speech, delivery, burr, and twang.
Stress
Synonyms: Stress, accentuation, prominence, secondary stress, rhythm, tone, emphasis, force, primary stress, beat, pulse, and ictus.
Mark
Synonyms: Mark, diacritical mark, sign, diacritic, and accent mark.
Emphasis
Focus attention on
Synonyms: Focus attention on, point up, underscore, highlight, foreground, give prominence to, make more noticeable, bring to the fore, stress, emphasize, bring/call/draw attention to, underline, accentuate, spotlight, feature, make more prominent, play up, heighten, weight, and put/lay emphasis on.
Example Sentences
She has a beautiful British accent.
His accent changed after living abroad.
Can you guess where my accent is from?
Her accent makes her sound very elegant.
They couldn’t understand his thick accent.
I love the way your accent sounds.
He speaks with a slight French accent.
Your accent is different from mine.
She lost her accent after many years.
His American accent is very strong.